Cheslak is a very dynamic and big play back that has all the tools for the next level and should find a home before his senior year comes to a close. He rushed for over 1,400 yards and 20+ touchdowns in his final prep season and had a truly breakout campaign. He has a strong build, fluid movement abilities and contact balance and can navigate through traffic quickly while running behind his pads and bouncing off tacklers both in traffic and in the open field. He is a zone runner that has good vision, cutback abilities against flow and can start/stop in the hole quickly before knifing upfield. Overall, he is a very well balanced back that can catch the ball out of the backfield and excels in pass protection that is very well deserving to enter into our final updated 2026 rankings as a top ten back.

The Columbia product is one of the top returning backs across the region and should go over the 1k mark in his senior year. He is another downhill twitchy runner that has long strides, chunks yardage quickly and is a natural ball carrier that can also make plays in the passing game as well. He has a strong build, good vision in tight windows with cutback abilities and is a strong runner looking for contact in the hole. Look for Cheslak to draw plenty of D3+ attention through his senior year and have a truly breakout ’25 campaign for Columbia.